2014 NYSHIP rates for CSEA active state employees Continued from page 16 January and will include retroactive adjustments for option changes beginning on Jan. 2, 2014. New health insurance option begins for Institution Lag-Payroll employees on Dec. 26, 2013. The earliest paycheck in which you will see a deduction change will be the check of Dec. 26, 2013. If you change options, because of processing time, most paycheck changes will be made in January and will include retroactive adjustments for option changes beginning on Dec. 26, 2013. New health insurance option begins for Institution Lag-Exempt Payroll employees on Dec. 26, 2013. The earliest paycheck in which you will see a deduction change will be the check of Dec. 12, 2013. If you change options, because of processing time, most paycheck changes will be made in January and will include retroactive adjustments for option changes beginning on Dec. 26, 2013. New health insurance option begins for Administrative Lag-Exempt Payroll employees on Jan. 2, 2014. The earliest paycheck in which a deduction change will be made is the check of Dec. 18, 2013. If you change options, because of processing time, most paycheck changes will be made in January and will include retroactive adjustments for option changes beginning on Jan. 2, 2014. The chart (on Page 16) represents the 2014 biweekly rates for CSEA New York State active employees. Please note there are two sets of rates. The first set reflects 2014 biweekly rates for CSEA represented state employees who are Grade 9 and below. The second set reflects 2014 biweekly rates for CSEA represented state employees who are Grade 10 and above. Please note that some of the HMOs saw a significant increase in health insurance premiums. GHI HMO in particular is seeing a more than $200 biweekly premium increase in family rates. This is due in part to the temporary reduction in premium seen last year for overpayment of administrative expenses. Simmons is PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month BEACON — Reuben Simmons Jr. of the Dutchess County Local in the Southern Region is the PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month for November. He recruited 19 new PEOPLE members at the MVP level. “When I am recruiting new PEOPLE members, I explain that to fight the corporate agenda, we need to be able to fight back financially,” said Simmons, who serves as the Southern Region PEOPLE Committee chair. “I tell our members that supporting PEOPLE is about investing in ourselves. This is one of many tactics we can use to fight back. Since the Citizens United decision, this has become more important than ever.” Simmons “People help their communities by supporting non-profit community organizations; supporting PEOPLE is about investing in you,” he said. “It’s about Medicare, Social Security, pensions. This is what we should do as union members: fight back on the federal level.” CSEA’s PEOPLE program protects and improves our jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in your community. Your support and participation in PEOPLE strengthens CSEA’s clout in the workplace, in the legislature, in your community and in the labor movement. — Jessica Ladlee Important update on the Empire Plan Mental Health/Substance Abuse contract We previously reported that New York state awarded Value Options the Empire Plan Mental Health/Substance Abuse contract. Now, New York state has advised that it has exercised their right to withdraw the Mental Health/ Substance Abuse request for proposals (RFP) and will be re-contracting with Optum Health for 2014. A new RFP will be sent out early in 2014. We will advise of updates. Enrollees can continue to contact Optum Health at 1-877-769-7447. January 2014 The Work Force 17
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